UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                            ________________________


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934



       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 20, 2005



                               SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


          Delaware                     000-22117                06-1269834
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(State or Other Jurisdiction          (Commission              (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)               File Number)          Identification No.)


4 Landmark Square, Stamford, Connecticut                                 06901
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                              (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (203) 975-7110


                                      N/A
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)



     Check the  appropriate  box below if the Form 8-K  filing  is  intended  to
simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the
following provisions:


    [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR 230.425)

    [ ] Soliciting  material  pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14a-12)

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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

    [ ] Pre-commencement  communications  pursuant  to Rule  13e-4(c)  under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))




                        Section 2--Financial Information

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October  20,  2005,  the  Registrant  issued a press  release  reporting  its
financial results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2005.
A copy of this press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K,  including  Exhibit 99.1, is
being  furnished  under  Item  2.02 of Form  8-K,  and shall not be deemed to be
"filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended,  or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section,  nor shall
such  information  be deemed  incorporated  by reference in any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  or the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, regardless of the general incorporation language of such filing, except
as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.


                  Section 9--Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.                           Description
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99.1                     Press Release dated October 20, 2005.




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                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                   SILGAN HOLDINGS INC.


                                   By: /s/ Frank W. Hogan, III             
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                                       Frank W. Hogan, III
                                       Senior Vice President, General Counsel
                                         and Secretary


Date:  October 20, 2005





















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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS



        Exhibit No.                           Description
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           99.1                   Press Release dated October 20, 2005.


























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